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1871 Jan. 4
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Mr. Lesley
Calcutta (India) - Letter accompanies a patent petition with drawings and specifications for Lyman's solar compass, to be forwarded to the United States Patent office along with a model of the compass and a filing fee, which Mr. Lesley has the care of. Lyman informs Mr. Lesley of his pending discharge from the Public Works Department of India, due to the lack of oil located in the Punjab, provid... more
1872 Mar. 13
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Mr. Lesley
Northampton (Mass.) - Lyman informs Mr. Lesley of the status of a map reproduction, in progess, for possible publication. The envelope for the letter is included.
1923 Mar. 21
Fauset, Jessie Redmon
Letter from Jessie Fauset to W. E. D. Campbell
New York (N.Y.) - Concerning absence of W. E. B. Du Bois due to a lecture tour, a pictorial map of Sierra Leone, and a history of that country.
1876 June 22
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman, Ichinosawa, Shinsh?, Japan to Mr. Lesley
Nagano-ken (Japan) - Lyman requests a favor from Mr. Lesley: to contact Mr. Heller of Heller & Brightly regarding a potential order. His numerous attempts to contact Heller regarding an undelivered order of survey instruments have been unanswered for the past two years, and Lyman needs to know if a contract for a new order can be made. He also mentions the printing of the maps for his work on the c... more
1864 Aug. 15
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to J. Peter Lesley
Cape Breton Island (N. S.) - Lyman resolves a confusion concerning one of Mr. Lesley's maps, mentions Brewer's move to California, explains his rate for "reconnaisance of a a Right of Search," and touches briefly on his recent work and social activities.
1926 Apr. 16
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to The World's Work
New York (N.Y.) - Concerning maps showing African American density by county.
1864 Jan. 10
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to J. Peter Lesley
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Lyman informs Mr. Lesley that he will be unable to complete several of the maps for the Glace Bay survey before departing for Arizona. He requests that Mr. Lesley or Joe complete the work under the conditions of secrecy required by Mr. Belloni, and informs Mr. Lesley of an error in one of the existing maps. Two sets of "notes in regard to what is needed to be done in ... more
1864 Sept. 25
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to J. Peter Lesley
Cape Breton Island (N. S.) - Lyman encloses payment for Mr. Lesley's work on a survey map for Mr. Belloni, describes the additional work being done on Belloni's coal tract, and explains new correlations between the compositions of the various coal beds. He is depressed at the time and money wasted by his original estimations of the continuity of the coal beds, complains of the amount of borin... more
1868 June 29
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Prof. J. P. Lesley, Keene, N. H.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Commenting on the rarity of Prof. Lesley's appreciation for the full utility of a set of survey maps, mentioning several of Aunt Susan's belongings left at the Hoppers', and responding to an inquiry about the Stephen's tract.
1923 Dec. 2
Campbell, W. E. D.
Letter from W. E. D. Campbell to W. E. B. Du Bois
Freetown (Sierra Leone) - Concerning a map of Sierra Leone and a recently published photograph in "The Crisis".